Corn-holder.



No. 389,434. PATBNTBD JUNE 2, 1903.

J. BUsTANoBY.

CORN HOLDER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED Nov. 15,1907.

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` JACQUES BUSTANOBY, OF NEW YORK, NL Y.

i CORN-HOLDER.

No. 889,434.l

Specication o! Letters Patent.

Patented June 2, 190B.

To all whom 'it may concern: A

Be it known that I, JACQUES BUsTANoBY, a itizen of the French Republic, resident of the borough'of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Corn-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for holding an ear of corn in such a manner as to enable it to be buttered evenly without soiling the user s hands and to be held conveniently at all times.

Other advantages of my invention will appear frm the description following hereinafter.

{@Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in whichM Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a cross section and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of another form.

The improved article comprises a trough A set on legs B which may be separate therefrom (and similar in shape to knife-rests) or attached thereto. The trough is of sufficient length to receivel the largest ear of corn, and has its end walls A provided. with vertical slots A2 open at their upper ends. The cylindrical body portion of the trough, which rests on the crossed legs B, is preferably provided along one of its edges with an inwardlyr projecting scraper C, which thus overhangs the interior of the trough.

The ear of corn'D is secured on handles E each of which has one or more prongs E adapted to be driven lengthwise into the ends of the ear. These handles extend 'through the slots A2 when the ear of corn rests in the trough. The ear may .be supported in the trough either by resting on the bottom thereof, or the handles E may rest on the bottom of the slots A2, holding the corn above the bottom of trough. The walls of the slot form guides for the handles, permitting them to be readily rotated in the trough with the corn, by means of the knobs E2, and also to be inclined more or less, according to the shape of the ear. Furthermore, the slots being open at their upper ends, it is easy to place the corn in the trough, and to remove it therefrom, without disconnecting it from the handles. The trough may be inclined or slightly conical instead of horizontal and cylindrical, see F ig. 4. i,

The trough when in use vcontains either butter or some other substance, to-be applied to the corn. B rotating the corn, the lower `ortion of whic dips into such butter, and

y inclining the corn toward one end or the other as required, the entire surface of the corn-is buttered evenly. To prevent dripping I prefer to provide alongitudinal scraper. such as C fastened at one or both of the edges of the troughs body portion, and this scraper projects over the interior of the trough so that any matter drippingfrom the corn as it is rubbed or rotated against the scraper, will fall back into the trough. It will thus be seen that theimproved corn holder is 'very convenient and cleanly in use and enables the corn to be buttered evenly from'end to end and over its entire surface. There is no loss of butter as the drippings are collected in the trough and can be used for buttering another ear of corn. The sha e of the article is such that it readily len s itself' to ornamentation. l

In order that the handles E may be preserved in a convenient position when not connected with an ear of corn, I arrange su ports or brackets A3 on the outside of t e trough A, preferably near the ends thereof and on opposite sides, so as to afford a suitable place to kee the handles out of the way, yet in readiness or use.

I claim:

l. A corn holder comprising a trough having end walls with slots open at their upper ends, crossed legs on which said trough is supported, a longitudinal scraper rojecting soA inwardly at one of the edges of tie trough y .them and with prongs to engage the corn,

and sup orts for said handles, located exteriorly o the trough near its ends, on opposite sides of the trough.

2. A corn holder comprising a trough having end Walls with slots open at their upper ends, .a longitudinal scraper projecting inwardly at one of the edges of the trough body and handles adapted to extend through said slots and provided with prongs to engage the ends of the corn.

3. A corn holder comprising a trough having end walls with slots open at their upper ends, and handles adapted to extend through said slots and provided with prongs to engage the corn.

4. A corn holder comprising a trough hav- 111g; vertical guides at its ends, and handles l movable up and down in engagement with trough to remove surplusbutter.-

said guides and provided with prongs to enl In testimony whereof, l have hereunto set gage the corn. my hand and seal this 7th lay of November, 15

5. A corn holder comprising a trough, han- 1907, in the presence of two subscribing wittlie trough, and a scraper secured to the JOHN LOTKA,

6. A Corn holder comprising a trough, han- JoHN A. KEHLENHECK.

dles for holding an ear of corn supported in dles` for holdinor an ear ofl corn uppoted in I nesses. saidtrouvh au sup orts ocate ont eoutside of tletrough, or holding said handles JACQUES BUSTAN-OB' when not in use. Witnesses: 

